Wednesday, March 2, 2016

2016 Community Supported Fisheries

Wow it has been a long time. Oops... Long enough that I forgot the e-mail I used and even the password. I stopped for the camera I was using and still using said the pics were to large to post to the blog. I never have figured out how to fix that.
Anyways, this years CSF I hope is ready and hope it has a good response. Something we hope it can help with this year is a new roof and side porch for the fish plant.

CSF – Community Supported Fisheries for Akiwenzie’s Fish & More…

It is that time of year again! It was a mild winter so we don’t have to wait
for the ice to move on out but we have to be sure the ice from other shores won’t
blow our way.

The dates the program will run this year. Start
date is May 21, 2016 to December 17, 2016.
It is a 30 week span. Deadline for payment is Saturday May 7,
2016.

I have added an extra option for some may find this helpful
for next winter.

Option 1:

Half Share - $200
Maximum we ask you can spend at our table per market is $50.

Full Share - $400
Maximum we ask you can spend at our table per market is $80.

There is no minimum for either of these and it covers
everything on the table which could include fresh or frozen whitefish and/or
lake trout. Smoked whitefish and/or
smoked lake trout. In the Fall it also
could be whitefish or Golden caviar.

We ask if you want something specific, please e-mail me a
couple of days before a market so we can put your name on it so it saves on
your disappointment. Examples would be
whole fish, fish heads/skeletons.

Option 2:

Ordering 1 -10lbs box of frozen (maybe fresh fish, weather and catch
permitting) Georgian Bay Whitefish or Lake Trout. You can pick it up between June – December. Dates can be negotiated to work with you and
work with us for it depends on the weather and fishing conditions.

Cost: $135

A ten pound box normally cost $150/10lbs but we will sell it
to you for $135/10lbs box which is a 10% discount. This we see would work for people who don’t
come to market too often or to fill their freezers in the Fall/Winter.

Payment Options for either choice: Cash, Cheque or e-mail transfer.

Reminder: We have a Standing Fish Order list. We can add your name to a list of customers
that have a piece of fresh fish put aside them.
Just need to know their preferences in species and size. Then if we have it, it will be waiting for
you at the market. Then you don’t have
to rush and possibly miss it. We will
sell it after a certain time depending on which market for we know things might
be busy or things come up and you can’t make it.

Introduction to Akiwenzie's Fish

We are a small First Nations sustainable commercial fishing and fish processing company on the west side of Georgian Bay. We are located just north of Wiarton at Neyaashiinigmiing formally known as Chippewas of Nawash.

The fish we offer is only wild caught out of the deep waters of Georgian Bay. The species we usually catch is whitefish and lake trout.

Our smoked fish is Maple smoked. It is smoked over maple wood chips for 6-8 hours and basted with maple syrup.

We have fresh fish that was just caught the day before and they are filleted, pinboned and packaged for market. We only bring the freshest fish and the fish that meet our very high standards to market. On days that the weather wasn't cooperating we will be offering frozen fish. The frozen fish is frozen the same day it was caught to capture the freshness.

We are a family of 5 and Andrew is the fisherman/processor/owner and Natasha is the smoker/processor.